A grand jury has indicted Officer Ray Tensing on a murder charge in the July 19 shooting death of Sam DuBose, according to prosecutor Joe Deters. Tensing is also indicted on a voluntary manslaughter charge.

Wednesday, DuBose’s sister said that had Tensing not been wearing a body camera he would not have been charged in the case.

Deters also said an indictment would have been nearly impossible without the video and he supports the use of body cameras.

"I think it's a good idea for police to wear them because nine times out of 10 it clears them of wrong doing and in this case obviously it led to an indictment for murder," Deters said.

In a search, WLWT found several departments in Greater Cincinnati use body cameras but a majority do not.

Erlanger police started using body cameras in 2009, making it one of the first department's in the region to use the technology.

"When we receive a complaint on a police officer the video and audio that we receive from that officer tells the story and I don't think that I've ever used a video to substantiate a complaint against a police officer," Sgt. John Sterling said.

"If you're a police officer and you're opposed to using cameras then what is it about the way that you police, maybe you need to change what you do. If you're opposed to using a camera, there's possibly something going on that needs to be addressed."

WLWT reached out to more than 20 law enforcement offices, not every department returned our phone call or was able to answer our request.

Ohio departments with body camsCincinnati Police Department: Has some body cameras from a 2014 pilot program but not every officer wears one.

St. Bernard Police Department: Currently using body cameras as part of a pilot program.

WLWT News 5’s Emily Wood said officials with several of the departments that she spoke with said they want body cameras but it is taking time to figure out how to pay for them and store all the video that is recorded.